Cordelia Fine

She has been described as "that rare academic who's also an excellent writer" (Library Journal), a cognitive neuroscientist with a sharp sense of humour and an intelligent sense of reality" (The Times), a brilliant feminist critic of the neurosciences" (Times HES), a science writer to watch(Metro) and a Myth Busting Hero (CARE).

Cordelia's latest book, Delusions of Gender: How our minds, society, and neurosexism create difference was short-listed for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Non-Fiction, the Best Book of Ideas Prize 2011, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2010 and the biannual international cross-genre Warwick Prize 2013. Cordelia is a regular contributor to the popular media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Monthly and New Statesman. She also wrote the introduction for the Britannica Guide to the Brain.

Cordelia studied Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, followed by an M.Phil in Criminology at Cambridge University. She was awarded a Ph.D in Psychology from University College London. Between 2002 to 2011 she held research positions at Monash University, the Australian National University, then Macquarie University.